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[Ika] Lumbalel

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# LUMBALELE
*Ka Anya N'egwu N'uwa Dum*



[INTRO — EGWU IGBO, EGWU NWANYI NA-ACHO UTUTU]

*(Clap n'elu aka ato. Egwu bass na-aza.)*

Hey!

Ònye kwuru na anwụ agaghị achakwa?

Ònye kwuru na nrọ gị buru ibu?

Nụ!

E nwere egwu n'ime gị
Onye ọ bụla agaghị ewere!

Oh-oh-oh!
Eh-ya-ya!

Onye ọ bụla dị njikere?

LUMBALELE!



[CHORUS — EGWU AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Chere obi ụtọ n'isi ruo ụkwụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ụwa niile mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere ụzọ iri puku iri ịrị elu!

Gaa na anwụ!
Ka obi ụtọ gị gburụ!

LUMBALELE!
Ka obi ụtọ gị gburụ!



[VERSE 1 — EGWU AFROBEATS, EGWU GUITAR]

Mgbe abalị kacha gbara ọchịchịrị,
E nwere ọkụ nta ka na-egbuke egbuke.
Obi niile nke kwenyere
Jiri olileanya na-agbanwe agbanwe.

Ebe mgbidi kwụ n'etiti anyị,
Anyị nwere ike iwulite akwa mgbochi kama.
Ebe ụzọ dị ka mechiri emechi,
E nwere ụzọ ọzọ n'ihu.

E nwere olu nke chọrọ ịnụ,
E nwere aka nke chọrọ enyi.
E nwere nrọ nke na-amalite,
E nwere akụkọ nke na-agwụbeghị.

Onye ọ bụla nwere ebumnuche,
Ndụ ọ bụla kwesịrị ohere.
Na ọdịnihu na-atụ anya ka mma
Mgbe anyị nabatara ndị niile ka ha gbaa egwu.



[PRE-CHORUS — EGWU NWANYI NA-ACHO UTUTU]

Ị na-enwe mmetụta na rhythm?
Ị na-anụ ya n'olu?

Ọ bụ obi nke echi
Na-agagharị n'ime ìgwè ndị na-agba egwu.

Gaa otu nzọụkwụ ma gaa n'ihu,
Ka obi ike gị duga ụzọ.

E nwere ụwa nke ohere
N'echere ụbọchị ọzọ!



[CHORUS — AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Chere obi ụtọ n'isi ruo ụkwụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ụwa niile mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere ụzọ iri puku iri ịrị elu!

Gaa na anwụ!
Ka obi ụtọ gị gburụ!

LUMBALELE!
Ka obi ụtọ gị gburụ!



[POST-CHORUS — EGWU IHE]

Lum! Lum!
Gaa n'aka nri!

Ba! Ba!
Gaa n'aka ekpe!

Le! Le!
Welie aka elu!

LUMBALELE!
Ka mmụọ gị fe!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-ah!

Onye ọ bụla!
Anyị nọ ebe a!



[VERSE 2 — EGWU NWANYI NA-ACHO UTUTU, EGWU BASS]

E nwere nne nwere ọchịchọ,
E nwere nna na-eme atụmatụ.
E nwere nwa na-ahụ echi
Jupụtara na ihe ịtụnanya na aka ha.

E nwere onye na-azụ ubi na owuwe ihe ubi,
E nwere onye na-ere ahịa na nrọ.
E nwere onye na-emepụta ihe ọhụrụ
Ihe ọbụla onye ọ bụla ahụbeghị.

Site n'obodo ruo n'obodo,
Site n'ugwu ruo n'oké osimiri,
Onye ọ bụla na-eweta talent,
Ndụ ọ bụla kwesịrị ntụkwasị obi.

Sweefin jikọtara ndị mmadụ na ohere,
Na-enyere ndị ọzọ aka isonye ma na-eto.
Mgbe ohere na-erute ebe ọzọ,
Nrọ ndị ọzọ nwere ike ịmalite ịpụta.



[PRE-CHORUS — EGWU CHOIR]

Ị na-enwe mmetụta na rhythm?
Ị na-anụ ya n'olu?

Ọ bụ obi nke echi
Na-agagharị n'ime ìgwè ndị na-agba egwu.

Gaa otu nzọụkwụ ma gaa n'ihu,
Ka obi ike gị duga ụzọ.

E nwere ụwa nke ohere
N'echere ụbọchị ọzọ!



[CHORUS — EGWU IHE]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Chere obi ụtọ n'isi ruo ụkwụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ụwa niile mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere ụzọ iri puku iri ịrị elu!

Gaa na anwụ!
Ka obi ụtọ gị gburụ!

LUMBALELE!
Ka obi ụtọ gị gburụ!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Sì o ti mánà nà,
Sì o ti rì nà,

Mà bìè aìkó nè kẹ́rẹ́,
Mà bìè aìkó nè hòm.

Sì ànùdá sù bìrè,
Sì àkó nà gà nà,

Mà bìè aìkó nè kàdó
Nà ọ̀rọ̀ nà yì yà.

I wà jù nà kùrù,
I wà jù nà yà.

A jùkò nà yè kè,
A jùkò nà gà.

Nà ànà mánà jù kó
Nà ìrè nà tìrè.

Tí a bọ̀ nà ẹlà,
A lè bìè kẹ́rẹ́ nà.

  
[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

I nà jù yà yè.

I nà jù ànùdá.

I nà àyà nà àtọ́.

Nà ìtàn rẹ̀ nà sù kúrò.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Kí o gbà kó…

Kí o gbà kó…

Mà jé kó gbogbo ayé dánṣé pẹ̀lú rẹ!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Ṣé o ní àlá?

Crowd: BẸ́Ẹ̀, A NÍ!

Lead: Ṣé o ní ọjọ́ iwájú?

Crowd: BẸ́Ẹ̀, A NÍ!

Lead: Ṣé a lè kó jọ?

Crowd: BẸ́Ẹ̀, A LE!

Lead: Kí nà, jẹ́ kó hàn kí o dánṣé!



[THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Lum! Lum!
Kó sí ọ̀tún!

Ba! Ba!
Kó sí ọ̀sà!

Le! Le!
Ẹ̀wọ̀n sórí!

LUMBALELE!
Jẹ́ kó ọkàn rẹ̀ fò!

*(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)*



[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]

Lumba-lele!
Lumba-lele!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!

*(Crowd chants over the groove.)*



[FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Fè ìyàlẹ́nu láti orí sí ẹsẹ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Jẹ́ kó gbogbo ayé mọ̀!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Nà ọ̀pọ̀ ọ̀nà láti gò!

Kó sí oru ọ̀sán!
Jẹ́ kó ayọ́ rẹ̀ túbọ̀ gò!

LUMBALELE!
Jẹ́ kó ìdánilẹ́kọ̀ọ́ ràn!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Ọ̀pọ̀ ọkàn!
Ọ̀pọ̀ àlá!

Àyé àtọ́ nà
Fún rẹ̀ àti mi!